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Hi there!! New to the forum and homesteading and this is my first time raising chickens. What do you guys think... hen or rooster. 2 months old
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I'd put $3 on it being a rooster.   Welcome to Permies!
 
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Mike Jay wrote:I'd put $3 on it being a rooster.   Welcome to Permies!



3 whole dollars aye? 😂 thanks. I think it might be... tail feathers are getting long and comb has three rows and is getting bigger than the others... either rooster or long tailed hen with a bad attitude ..

Thanks for the welcome!!
 
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Yup, I was trying to indicate my difinitiveness with my dollar amount :)   I've found that the prettier chicks with more colors usually end up being the roosters.
 
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Mike Jay wrote:Yup, I was trying to indicate my difinitiveness with my dollar amount :)   I've found that the prettier chicks with more colors usually end up being the roosters.



Thanks 🙏
 
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Mike Jay wrote:Yup, I was trying to indicate my difinitiveness with my dollar amount :)   I've found that the prettier chicks with more colors usually end up being the roosters.



It's the same in Thailand.  So I've been told.
 
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Another couple months and it'll be pretty obvious between the crowing and other behaviors, not to mention plumage.  Any that turn out to be a rooster in my flock wind up pining for the fjiords by about 5 months old.  The beauty of the plumage don't enter into it.

And now for something completely different.
 
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I'm leaning towards rooster. Because of:

stocky legs
droopy tail feathers
longish hackles
 
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Joseph Lofthouse wrote:I'm leaning towards rooster. Because of:

stocky legs
droopy tail feathers
longish hackles



I agree.  He also just carries himself like a rooster.

He's quite beautiful by the way.
 
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